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Adebayo Alao-Akala

Nigerian politician and police officer (–)

Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala (3 June – 12 January ) was a Nigerian politician and police officer who served as the governor of Oyo State in , and again from to He was the candidate of the Action Democratic Party in the Oyo State gubernatorial election.[1][2]

Alao-Akala previously served as deputy governor of Oyo State from May to January succeeding Rashidi Ladoja when he was impeached, but later reverting to the office when Ladoja was reinstated in December He was elected governor in , and lost reelection in to Abiola Ajimobi of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

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Early years

Born on 3 June at Ogbomoso, in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Alao-Akala had his elementary school at Osupa Baptist Day School, Ogbomoso.[3] Alao-Akala proceeded to the Kamina Barracks Middle School, 5th Battalion of Infantry in Tamale, Ghana.[4] He passed Staff College (Psc) , Diploma in Business Administration (), Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) Honoris Causa, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso (), Doctor of Science (Political Science) Honoris Causa, Lead City University, Ibadan ().[3]

Alao-Akala was enlisted as Cadet Inspector of Police in June , at the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja.

He was recommended for overseas training at the Hendon Police College, in London. He has also attended the Administrative Staff College, Topo, Badagry; the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos; Police Staff College, Jos; Command and Staff College, Jaji. Otunba Alao-Akala has participated as a Nigerian delegate at two INTERPOL conferences in Nice, France and in Málaga, Spain.[3]

Police career

From the position of Station Officer in the Nigeria Police, he became the Administrative Officer, Federal Operations at the Force Headquarters, Lagos.

He later rose to the position of Operations Officer, FEDOPS, Lagos.

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    • He became the Personal Assistant to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police and subsequently the ADC to the Inspector-General of Police.[4]

    Alao-Akala held several command positions in the Police Force. He was O/C Advanced Training Wing, Police College, Ikeja; Divisional Police Officer, Bode Thomas, Lagos; Divisional Police Officer, Iponri Police Station, Lagos; Railway Divisional Police Officer, Nigeria Railways, Ebutte Meta, Lagos; Area Commander, Western District, Nigeria Railway Police, Ibadan; CSP Admin.

    Gongola State Command, Yola; CSP Admin. Kwara State Command, Ilorin; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agodi Area Command, Ibadan, Oyo State Police Command, Ibadan. In September ,[5] Otunba (Dr) Adebayo retired from the Nigeria Police as the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Logistics and Supply, Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan.

    Besides public service, Dr. Alao-Akala was a businessman. He was the founder and chairman of TDB Global Ventures and Parrot FM radio station, both in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.[6][7][4]

    Political life

    Otunba (Dr) Adebayo Alao-Akala started his political career as a member of New Dimension.

    He participated in the zero-party local government election of and later co-founded the UNP before its fusion with UNC to form UNCP. He participated in the Ogbomoso Federal Constituency (One) primary election of the UNCP in He contested and won the chairmanship seat of the Ogbomoso North Local Government along with seven councilors under the platform of APP in He was elected the vice-chairman of ALGON, Oyo State Chapter between and Alao-Akala founded the Ogbomoso Unity Forum, a political association which later joined the PDP.

    He was the Chairman of Ogbomoso North Local Government from to [4]

    Alao-Akala served as the Deputy Governor of Oyo State from May to January Following the impeachment of then incumbent Governor Rashidi Ladoja, Alao-Akala was sworn into office in January and served for 11 months. In December , the impeachment was overturned by the Supreme Court and Rashidi Ladoja was reinstated.

    Alao-Akala contested and won the gubernatorial election in under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and became the Executive Governor of Oyo state, serving a full term till May [8]

    On 8 December , Otunba (Dr) Adebayo Alao-Akala defected to the Labour Party in Oyo State from the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

    On 10 December , he formally declared his intention to re-contest the gubernatorial election of Oyo State on the platform of the Labour Party in the February general elections in Nigeria.

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    During his declaration of intent, all other party gubernatorial aspirants stepped down for him, thereby making him emerge as the Labour party's gubernatorial flag bearer in Oyo State. On 16 December , he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a huge ceremony in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State.[9]

    In October , Alao-Akala defected to the Action Democratic Party (ADP) where he won the gubernatorial ticket to contest the office of Governor of Oyo state in the general elections (alongside Prof.

    Abideen Olaiya as Deputy Governor candidate). After 23 February Presidential and National Assemblies Elections, Akala defected back to the All Progressive Congress, thereby stepping down in the race to become Governor of Oyo state under the Platform of the Action Democratic Party.[10]

    Personal life and death

    Alao-Akala was a polyglot who spoke English, Yoruba, Hausa and Ghanaian languages (Tiv, Fanti and Dagbani) fluently.[11] He had seven children,[12] and died on 12 January , at the age of [13][14][15]

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    14. ^Alex, Remi. "Gov. Ajimobi Reacts to Alao-Akala's Defection to APC". Nigerian Bulletin. Retrieved 25 January
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    16. ^Sonaike, Wunmi (3 November ). "Biography: Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala". Sonaike Blog.

      Alao akala biography template pdf Adamu Aliero APP. Retrieved 7 February In December , the impeachment was overturned by the Supreme Court and Rashidi Ladoja was reinstated. After a distinguished and meritorious career in the Nigeria Police Force which saw him serving in various capacity ranging from station officer, divisional police officer, area commander and staff officer logistics and supplies, he retired as an assistant commissioner of police in

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